Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Freightliner M2

1FVACWDT8CDBW0229 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
M2 106
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 5
First seenSep 18, 2023
MD
Last seenJul 15, 2026
MD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FVACWDT8CDBW0229
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2012
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 13, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
1FV

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
ACWDT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
BW0229

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
FREIGHTLINER

Prefix basis · 4,482 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 4,482 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 4,482 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
M2

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 18, 2023 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026MDII · Walk-around5OOSTJ TRANSIT LLC 21218775HC0778/MD
Jul 7, 2026MDII · Walk-around2OOSTJ TRANSIT LLC 21218775HC0778/MD
Apr 16, 2026MDII · Walk-around4OOSTJ TRANSIT LLC 212187740514HA/VA
Jan 3, 2024MDII · Walk-around2OOSTJ TRANSIT LLC 212187740514HA/VA
Sep 18, 2023MDI · Full5TJ TRANSIT LLC 212187740514HA/VA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TJ TRANSIT LLC2121877Sep 18, 2023Jul 15, 20265MD
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
5HC0778MD1TJ TRANSIT LLCJul 7, 2026Jul 15, 20262
40514HAVATJ TRANSIT LLCSep 18, 2023Apr 16, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 13, 2026